Mu Qi did not respond to Yun Shulian immediately, but after a moment, he directly scooped her up in his arms.
The hand Mu Qi placed on Yun Shulian's shoulder held on very tightly.
Yun Shulian's eyes were thoughtful, and she did not mind the excessive pressure on her shoulder.
That night, the gentle moonlight was evenly cast upon the pair of lovers tightly embracing on the bed.
"Mu Qi, where did you go?" Yun Shulian buried her face in Mu Qi's neck, her crescent eyes growing darker.
"Mu family's dungeon." Mu Qi had always been bad at lying to Yun Shulian, so he found a place where he wouldn't have to lie to meet Ling Xue.
Yun Shulian lowered her gaze and asked, "Who required you to go there personally?"
"Someone who's wasting air by being alive." It was just that this person happened to know about the news of Zhao Xue that Nian Nian mentioned.
Wasting air by being alive?
It was rare for Mu Qi to use such a vivid description. Did Ling Xue teach him that?
Yun Shulian's crescent eyes were unfathomable.
"Sleep," Yun Shulian said, raising her hand to mess up Mu Qi's short hair and then pulling herself even closer to him with their embrace.
As Yun Shulian spoke, Mu Qi's eyelashes fluttered, and he held Yun Shulian tightly in his arms.
If it were any other time, Mu Qi would have noticed how unusually compliant Yun Shulian was at this moment.
She was usually so clingy, so why would she show no reaction upon seeing him again?
But at this moment, Mu Qi's mind was entirely occupied by the never-before-seen Zhao Xue.
This made him incredibly uneasy, constantly worried about the person he deeply loved being snatched away. Naturally, he lost the sharp perception to notice Yun Shulian's unusual behavior.
At this very moment, Mu Qi was extremely anxious. He kept his eyes open, feeling the person in his arms breathe.
Yun Shulian noticed Mu Qi's heart rate, which was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. She raised her hand and stroked his back.
"Mu Qi, sleep."
Yun Shulian gently stroked Mu Qi's back rhythmically until he slowly relaxed and closed his eyes. Yun Shulian did not stop.
In the soft moonlight, her crescent eyes reflected a shimmering light. A slight smile played on Yun Shulian's lips, like a patient hunter.
Deep in the night, the moon was beginning to set.
Yun Shulian still hadn't fallen asleep. She turned and took out an incense stick from the bedside cabinet.
*Snap*—
The lighter ignited the incense. Mu Qi sensed something and instinctively held Yun Shulian closer, then opened his eyes.
"Nian Nian, what are you doing?"
Yun Shulian placed the incense stick in its holder and then turned to face Mu Qi.
"Can't sleep, lighting some incense," Yun Shulian said concisely.
"Mmm," Mu Qi silently held Yun Shulian a little tighter.
*Knock knock*—
The next morning, Aunt Ning saw that Mu Qi and Yun Shulian were still not coming down, so she knocked on the master bedroom door.
"Aunt Ning, we're sleeping a bit longer, please don't bother us."
Yun Shulian's voice came from behind the door. Aunt Ning quickly replied with an "Okay" and turned to leave.
It was a couple's intimate time, and Aunt Ning didn't want to disturb them.
In the master bedroom, after replying to Aunt Ning, Yun Shulian turned her attention to Mu Qi, who was still fast asleep in bed.
"It's okay, darling, let's sleep a little longer."
As she spoke, Yun Shulian pressed her body onto Mu Qi, burying her face in his neck and taking a deep breath. She looked so intoxicated, as if drowning in a sea named Mu Qi.
As time slowly passed, Yun Shulian, who hadn't slept much last night, peacefully fell asleep.
When Yun Shulian woke up again, she instinctively looked up and met a pair of bewildered, confused phoenix eyes.
"Nian Nian, let me go quickly." Mu Qi shifted his wrist uncomfortably.
As Mu Qi moved, the familiar sound of chains reached Yun Shulian's ears.
Yun Shulian followed the sound of the chains and looked over, a hint of a smile in her languid expression.
Yun Shulian was very satisfied with the current situation.
"Darling, do you need to go to the bathroom? This chain is long enough." Yun Shulian climbed off Mu Qi, showing no intention of unlocking the chain for him.
Mu Qi stared blankly at the chain binding his wrist, feeling helpless.
Apart from not leaving him, Mu Qi had no other requests of Yun Shulian.
If Yun Shulian could stay with him forever, he would even hand over everything he possessed.
But he had never anticipated a situation like this.
Although this was the third time, Mu Qi had never guarded himself against Yun Shulian doing this.
Perhaps Mu Qi didn't want to guard himself at all.
Because being controlled by Yun Shulian like this also meant that Nian Nian wouldn't leave him.
But... but Mu Qi was still very helpless now, because the anxiety caused by Zhao Xue had not subsided.
Mu Qi was worried, what if Yun Shulian left with that person named Zhao Xue while he was restrained by the chains?
"Nian Nian, let me go," Mu Qi said again, his tone not aggressive. Sudan Fiction Network
"Mu Qi, I don't want to do this either, but who told you to be disobedient?"
Yun Shulian's tone was dark and possessive, like an unyielding block of ice, piercing towards Mu Qi, but even more so towards herself.
"If someone lives here who shouldn't, and harbors thoughts that shouldn't exist, they must accept punishment." As Yun Shulian spoke, she extended her index finger and lightly tapped Mu Qi's chest repeatedly.
Mu Qi instinctively followed the direction of Yun Shulian's finger and looked, his expression becoming complex for a moment.
"You changed my clothes?"
Mu Qi looked at his blue silk pajamas from last night now replaced with black ones, his tone tinged with discomfort.
"How could it just be changing clothes? Naturally, we bathed first and then changed clothes." Yun Shulian said, her finger still tracing circles on Mu Qi's chest.
"Nian Nian," Mu Qi called out Yun Shulian's name, his ears blushing crimson.
Yun Shulian looked at Mu Qi's reaction and was very pleased.
"Young Master, Madam. It's noon. Lunch is ready."
Just as Yun Shulian's hand reached Mu Qi's collar, intending to do something further, Aunt Ning's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Yun Shulian's hand immediately released Mu Qi's collar and moved to his lips.
Mu Qi cooperated with Yun Shulian, showing no intention of resisting.
Soon, the fleeting light in Mu Qi's phoenix eyes dimmed.
Yun Shulian, from who knows where, produced a fruit knife and pressed it directly against Mu Qi's chest.